I have a retirement visa (I forget the official name of that type of visa) and want to open a bank account at Krungsri, does anyone know the requirements?  I read onlne that longterm stay visas are required which I have right?  What else is required, thankyou

4 minutes ago, TheLaughingMan said:

I read onlne that longterm stay visas are required which I have right? 

You currently have a Non O or 12 month extension? 

Which Thai bank account do you currently have? 

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

You currently have a Non O or 12 month extension? 

Which Thai bank account do you currently have? 

I extend or renew every 12 months, I currently have Bangkok Bank.

I provided 

Passport with visa 12 month non o extension 

Driving license (did not want my pink id card)

House book

 

And that's it at Krungsri

 

2 minutes ago, TheLaughingMan said:

I extend or renew every 12 months, I currently have Bangkok Bank.

In that case you should be able to open a bank account with your passport showing 12 month extension. 

A proof of address would be useful, such as Lease etc. 

If the Bank directs you to obtain a COR suggest that other address proof is available eg your other bank account your TDL etc 

Good afternoon

 

I talked to kungsri central Pattaya. They wanted marriage certificate,

COR, phone registration, Passport .

I m on extension of stay based on retirement.

 

Wbr

Peter Jaeck

41 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

I'm on extension of stay based on retirement.

If you have extension based on retirement why did they want marriage certificate. 

I opened accounts with Bangkok bank and Kasikorn with ease several years ago.

When the guaranteed protected limit reduced to 1 million baht per bank, I decided to open an additional account at my local Krungsri bank.
a) Because it was local
b) Because the SIL was an assistant branch manager at the branch at the time.

 

Despite having a Yellow Tabien Baan and pink ID card, proof of existing bank accounts with BKK and KK, marriage certificate, they started giving me the run around requesting documents to be certified by a notary/lawyer and the attendance of the Poo Yai Baan. The SIL had her own office upstairs and doesn't assist on the front desk, and I never mentioned her to the staff.

 

A week later, the SIL had been working at home and forgot to take some documents back to her office.
As I was going out to run some errands, I offered to drop said documents off for her.
Arriving at the branch, I was immediately recognised by a couple of staff I'd spoken to previously, who assumed I'd called to further my attempt to open a new account.

When I asked for the SIL by name, there was an air of confusion.

The SIL came downstairs, collected the documents, followed by a conversation between the staff with some laughter.
The SIL returned upstairs, at which point the staff attitudes completely changed, and they said why didn't you tell us you were related to a member of staff, if you have your passport we can open an account for you now.

I told them to stick it where the sun don't shine.

 

It just goes to prove it's now always what you have in your hand, but sometimes it's who you know that makes the difference.

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

If you have extension based on retirement why did they want marriage certificate. 

They use it as additional confirmation also called red tape

Cheers

Roobaa01

Experienced no difficulties in opening a dedicated 800k account on the spot for retirement extension purposes at my local Krungsri branch back in 2021. But maybe having my Thai wife with me helped to ensure a smooth ride.

 

As in the case of dealing with immigration offices, I suspect that one's chances of success are largely dependent on the knowledge and prevailing mood of the particular official one finds oneself dealing with.

 

13 minutes ago, OJAS said:

at my local Krungsri branch back in 2021

You are writing about 4 years ago. No use for Bank rules and Regs in 2025...different ballgame these days.